I was thinking that too. I'm constantly saving, backing up etc. The thought of having 100K words on paper is a little terrifying.acemuzzy wrote:Make sure you save copies somewhere! And congratulations!!
tin_robot wrote:So, erm, a couple of months ago I was sat waiting for my car to be serviced. They had just announced that there was a problem, and I was going to be stuck there for quite a while longer than expected. I checked my email, and saw a message from The Caterpillar - a magazine I had subscribed to for the kids, announcing a story competition. So whilst waiting for the car I wrote a thing. It won. All of which makes it even more embarrassing that I haven't written anything else, but as part of the prize is to go on a writer's retreat, maybe I'll finally find some time to address that...
Yeah, it is a bit. Wasn't sure I wanted to read the marvellous tales of Mr Yewtree...Dark Soldier wrote:Mr Yewtree is an unfortunate name.
Raiziel wrote:I’ve got to be honest, tiger, it does at this moment seem to me more like a work in progress rather than a finished article. If it means anything to you, I’ve thought about it long after reading. I do feel like a cretin giving any advice like this, so I think perhaps I should stick my own neck on the line.
Unlikely wrote:I have a million posts to catch up on in this thread but have just got to this one and wanted to say congratulations. Also you are ginger, and for that you have my deepest sympathy.tin_robot wrote:So, erm, a couple of months ago I was sat waiting for my car to be serviced. They had just announced that there was a problem, and I was going to be stuck there for quite a while longer than expected. I checked my email, and saw a message from The Caterpillar - a magazine I had subscribed to for the kids, announcing a story competition. So whilst waiting for the car I wrote a thing. It won. All of which makes it even more embarrassing that I haven't written anything else, but as part of the prize is to go on a writer's retreat, maybe I'll finally find some time to address that...
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